The Wichita Art Museum (WAM) is presenting a new exhibition by an artist who recreates snapshots of a 1950s resort using colorful quilts and paintings. The works draw on vintage photographs to evoke the leisure and social life of mid-century American resort culture, rendered in textile and paint.
This exhibition matters because it blends craft traditions like quilting with fine art painting, challenging hierarchies between media and highlighting overlooked histories of leisure and tourism. It also brings regional attention to WAM's commitment to showcasing innovative, narrative-driven work that connects personal memory with broader cultural moments.